Supporting healthy communities

Over 2 million cats enter the shelter system each year, and only half are adopted. That is why Fresh Step, the official cat litter brand of Best Friends Animal Society, continued its annual $100,000 donation to support the organization’s efforts to help cats find their forever homes. 

Clorox and Burt’s Bees donated $25,000 to North Carolina Central University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. The donation supports the center’s mission to foster a culture of creativity and innovation among students, faculty and staff at NCCU and the broader community to spur entrepreneurship and economic development. 

CloroxPro supported the Convoy of Hope ‘s humanitarian aid efforts by donating six truckloads of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes to be distributed to communities in need.

Glad partnered with Discovery Education — the worldwide education technology leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place — to advance science education for over 100,000 first–graders across the United States. Through this collaboration, the business donated its popular Press’n Seal product to more than 3,000 educators nationwide, empowering them to bring the hands-on components of Discovery Education’s Mystery Science resources alive for these students.

Through the “Fight Hunger. Spark Change” campaign, Hidden Valley Ranch donated $150,000 to Feeding America.  This donation was made possible through the purchase of Hidden Valley Original Ranch Topping & Dressing and Hidden Valley Original Ranch Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix at participating Walmart stores and provided 1.5 million meals to those in need.  The brand donated an additional $30,000 to Feeding America from proceeds earned on its limited-edition collectible Ranch on a Branch holiday campaign.

Burt’s Bees donated $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity to support the organization’s diverse programming to individuals around the world. 

As part of its official partnership with Operation BBQ Relief, which provides meals to displaced residents and emergency personnel during times of natural and other disasters, Kingsford committed product, volunteers and monetary donations to the group’s disaster relief efforts. It also supported the BBQ Basics tour and the Always Serving Project, which connects and inspires communities to use barbecue as a way to come together. Additionally, Kingsford provided $250,000 of financial assistance to 25 local barbecue joints across the country, each of which received $10,000 with no strings attached to use as they pleased in supporting their restaurants, employees and/or communities.

To support the rich tradition of barbecue in the Black community while helping invest in its future, Kingsford continued its Preserve the Pit Fellowship program. The fellowship program gave a select group of barbecue professionals an opportunity for one-on-one mentorship with dedicated industry leaders. They gained skills and received helpful advice from their mentors and received grants to support the growth of their businesses.

CloroxPro donated $5,000 to Reciprocity Effect, which honors support staff affiliated with educational institutions and corporations and aids those affected by personal hardships and catastrophes.

The Clorox brand donated $35,000 to the Social Change Fund United to help support the organization’s work in building resources for HBCUs and underserved communities as well as creating access to anti-racism education.